Joel Embiid Accused of Tampering Amid Bold Recruitment Efforts at NBA Finals
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Tampering is an interesting thing in professional sports, particularly the NBA.
On the one hand, it's obvious that tampering happens and contact is made between free agents and players behind the scenes, proved by the fact that multi-million dollar deals get announced minutes after free agency opens. However, the league still occasionally fines some parties for this infraction.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid may be getting hit with one of those fines in the future.
On Friday night ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Embiid made a blatant pass at soon-to-be free agent Paul George, trying to get him to join the Sixers this offseason.
Was it a major infraction? No, but if you consider this as the tip of the iceberg, you can only imagine what is being said behind the scenes.
Will Paul George end up as a 76er this offseason? It seems very possible. If it does happen, Adam Silver may have an investigation to launch.